Süleyman Demirel

Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel (1 November 1924 – 17 June 2015), was a Turkish politician. He was Prime Minister of Turkey seven times. He was the ninth President of Turkey from 1993 to 2000.

Süleyman Demirel
9th President of Turkey
In office 16 May 1993 – 16 May 2000
Prime Minister	Tansu Çiller Necmettin Erbakan Mesut Yılmaz Bülent Ecevit
Preceded by	Turgut Özal
Succeeded by	Ahmet Necdet Sezer
Prime Minister of Turkey
In office 20 November 1991 – 16 May 1993
President	Turgut Özal
Preceded by	Mesut Yılmaz
Succeeded by	Erdal Inönü
In office 12 November 1979 – 12 September 1980
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Bülent Ecevit
Succeeded by	Bülent Ulusu
In office 21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Bülent Ecevit
Succeeded by	Bülent Ecevit
In office 31 March 1975 – 21 June 1977
President	Fahri Korutürk
Preceded by	Sadi Irmak
Succeeded by	Bülent Ecevit
In office 21 October 1965 – 16 March 1971
President	Cemal Gürsel Cevdet Sunay
Preceded by	Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
Succeeded by	Nihat Erim
Personal details
Born	(1924-11-01)1 November 1924 İslamköy, Atabey, Isparta
Died	17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 90) Ankara, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Justice Party, True Path Party (now Democratic Party)
Spouse(s)	Nazmiye Demirel (m. 1948-2013; her death)
Alma mater	Istanbul Technical University
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Demirel was born on 1 November 1924 in İslamköy, Atabey, Isparta. He studied at Istanbul Technical University. Demirel was married to Nazmiye Demirel from 1948 until her death in 2013. He died after suffering from a lung infection in Ankara, aged 90.

Other websites

• Official Website of the Presidents of the Republic of Turkey Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)